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A Chadian soldier poses for a picture at the front line during battle against the extremist Boko Haram group in Gambaru, February 26, 2015. (Reuters)

Amnesty: Over 300 Civilians Killed by Boko Haram since April

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 5, 2017 | World

The Boko Haram extremist group has killed over 300 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon since April, revealed Amnesty International on Tuesday. The rights group said that 381 people were killed in what it described as a resurgence of the extremist organization. The spike...

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A Chadian soldier poses for a picture at the front line during battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Chad Accuses Qatar of Destabilizing Regional Security, Expels Diplomats

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Chad is shuttering Qatar’s embassy and giving its diplomats 10 days to leave the country, accusing the Gulf Arab state of trying to destabilize the central African nation via its northern neighbor Libya, it said on Wednesday. According to Reuters, it is not the...

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Malian soldiers on patrol near the central town of Goundam on June 4, 2015. (AFP)

New ‘Army’ to Combat Terrorism in Sahel and Sahara

by Khalid Yaymout | Jul 10, 2017 | Features

Rabat – The Sahel and Sahara is one of the international geopolitical regions that is witnessing a bitter conflict between terrorist groups, on the one hand, and regional countries backed by major world powers, on the other. It appears that each side is aware of the...

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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Receives Leaders of Delegations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense held a series of meetings with leaders and heads of delegations that participated in Sunday’s Arab-Islamic-US Summit in Riyadh. He received President Idriss Deby Itno of...

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Boko Haram militants seen talking to dozens of girls the group said are school girls kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria in 2014. (Reuters)

UNICEF: Boko Haram Increasingly Using Child Suicide Bombers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Abuja, London- An alarming number of children have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday. Experts said the number of children used in suicide attacks by Boko Haram in public places across Nigeria, Chad, Niger and...